“Study shows faith-based initiatives don’t boost church’s social service”

Read arguments from Mark Chaves, a professor of sociology, religion and divinity at Duke University and lead researcher on the National Congregations Study, in which he cites evidence that Bush’s faith-based program “did not broadly change congregations’ behavior in terms of social service activity or their role in the social welfare system.” The comments are in a Feb. 5, 2009, Duke Divinity School news release posted on the religion blog of The Dallas Morning News.

Website http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/2009/02/study-shows-faith-based-initia.html/
Author Sam Hodges
Publication The Dallas Morning News
Date 02/05/2009
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